Abstract

Andhra Pradesh contributes nearly 8% to the
total marine fish production of India. The cephalopods
contribute a little over 1% to the total marine fish
landings of Andhra Pradesh. In Andhra Pradesh,
cephalopods are landed by large trawlers (12-14 m,
98/110 HP), known as sona boats and smaller
trawlers (9.5-10 m, 68/90 HP). Total cephalopods
landed during the period 2000-2010 was 23629 t and
the total effort was 37399153. Cephalopod
production increased from 1011 t in 2000 to over 2300
t in 2002. Thereafter there was a declining trend up
to 2006. In 2006-2007, the production increased to
over 2500 t. In 2008, there was a drastic decline.
However, there has been an increasing trend in
production in 2009-2010 (Fig. 1). Cephalopods
contributed 0.53% in 2000 and 1.6% in 2010, to the
total marine fish landings of Andhra Pradesh
(Fig. 1). The annual average cephalopod production
for the period was 2148 t, forming an average 1.04%
of the total marine fish landings in Andhra Pradesh.